5D10.10 - Resistor Models and Demos

Code Number:
5D10.10
Demo Title:
Resistor Models and Demos
Condition:
Excellent
Principle:
Principles and Varieties of Resistors
Area of Study:
Electricity & Magnetism
Equipment:
Demo Resistors (Assorted).
Procedure:

The demo resistors should need no advanced preparation.  These are just to show the wide variety of types and sizes available.

References:
  • Chris Chiaverina, "Exploring Electric Circuits and Resistance Using Pencil Lead", TPT, Vol. 52, #9, Dec. 2014, p. 570.
  • Donald E. Rehfuss, "Current Concepts Consolidated", TPT, Vol. 42, #2, Feb. 2004, p. 103.
  • Paul Hewitt, "Figuring Physics", TPT, Vol. 41, #3, Mar 2003, p. 183.
  • Marvin L. De Jong, "On R = r L/A", TPT, Vol. 35, #5, May 1997, p. 286.
  • Richard Grant, "Basis Electricity - A Novel Analogy", TPT, Vol. 34, #3, Mar. 1996, p. 188.
  • Lawrence D. Woolf and Holger H. Streckert, "Graphite Pencil Line for Exploring Resistance", TPT, Vol. 34, #7, Oct. 1996, p. 440.
  • Roy W. Clark and Judith M. Bonicamp, "Tapered Resistors", TPT, Vol. 33, #6, Sept. 1995, p. 340.
  • Leonard M. Kahn, "Demonstration of Resistance", TPT, Vol. 25, #1, Jan. 1987, p. 34.
  • Johanna Miller, "A Solid-State Failure of the Born-Oppenheimer Approximation", Physics Today, Vol. 76, #2, Feb. 2023, p. 16.

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